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Are You Stuck in Your Job Search?by Louise Garver - Feb, 2015There are plenty of smart, successful executives who struggle with finding a new position and/or a satisfying career. If your job search isn’t working, it’s time to do something different. First don’t think of it as setting out to “find” a job which assumes fitting into an existing job that may or may not be a good match. Treat this as a career discovery project, with defined objectives, an action plan, and a timeline. Ask som...

The Under-Management Epidemicby Dr. Maynard Brusman - Feb, 2015Are you part of the under management epidemic, or are you a truly engaged manager?
You may think you’re a good boss, but a recent survey reports 9 out of 10 managers are providing insufficient oversight—a problem that consultant Bruce Tulgan calls the “under-management epidemic.”
Ten years ago, research from Rainmaker Thinking, Inc., confirmed an epidemic of workplace under-management. The firm’s ongoing study reveals t...

Is Your Communication Advancing Your Career?by Carole Kanchier - Feb, 2015Is your communication enhancing your career development? Do you welcome others' ideas? Do you send courteous email messages?
Good communication enhances relationships, contributes to productive work environments, and advances your career. Thinking about what we say and how we say it can minimize misinterpretations.
Communication Tips
- Trust and respect everyone. Treat others as you wish to be treated and value their...

Is Your Fear Of Changing Jobs On This List?by Stacey Lane - Feb, 2015Let’s talk about the other F word. Fear. As you can probably imagine, there are days when I need a Teflon suit to deflect my clients’ fears. Even the most self-aware clients have moments of sheer panic. Fear shows up. It’s just part of careers. It’s that simple.
On good days, I’m a curious and non-attached observer of fear. On bad days, I get sucked into the fear vortex and find myself obsessing about my own career success...

Use This Simple Brain Technique to Get Your Next Jobby Jean Cummings - Feb, 2015This may seem like a blog post title that seriously overreaches. But, there is a sense in which there is one simple, essential ingredient to job search success. This is it:
Visualize your goal.
It's not enough just to have a goal, although that appears to be critical for success in job search as in just about everything else. It's also important to paint a picture in your mind of what your goal would look like, feel like...

Are You Setting New Managers Up for Success?by Lindsey Pollak - Feb, 2015Last winter I started doing yoga. As someone who is not naturally coordinated, calm or interested in chanting, I had no idea what I was doing at the beginning. So I took some lessons. Then I worked my way up to classes. And now, a year later, I can occasionally hold a crow pose for three or four seconds and, according to my favorite teacher, my chaturangas are starting to “open up.” I’m getting better and I love it.
Here’s...

You Can’t Sell Yourself To People You Don’t Understand! Know Your Target Market!by Louise Garver - Feb, 2015If you are an executive searching for a new position, you may have heard that searching for a job is a sales process. Let’s examine this for a moment.
You are the product – when searching for another job opportunity, your skills, talents, accomplishments and experience become the product that a potential employer is “buying.”
You should know what the buyer needs, what they care about, what they lose sleep over, and how s...

You Are the CMO of Your Job Searchby Lisa Rangel - Feb, 2015How people market themselves directly impacts their job search because it’s no longer just about being qualified. The fact that you are qualified is a given at the executive stage, otherwise you wouldn’t have even made it so far.
That’s why executives are now required to go above and beyond their qualifications and begin marketing themselves as viable candidates for the job.
Unfortunately, even after being told about rec...

Being Busy Is Making You Sick: How to Recover as an Office Martyrby Melody Wilding - Feb, 2015Last week, I shared the concept of “office martyrdom” and explained why it’s an easy trap to fall into yet potentially very destructive.
The office martyr considers themselves a victim, taking on extra work, staying late at the office, and giving nearly everything for their career, all the while complaining about the extra burden they supposedly have to bear. This can quickly turn into a vicious cycle of victimhood and alie...

Help! My Male Colleague Thinks I'm Too Emotional!by Alexandra Levit - Feb, 2015Here's my final DailyWorth.com question. Hope you all enjoyed this feature!
"I called a senior-level manager to find out why one of my team members did not pass a board certification. When he provided the feedback, I pushed back with strong points. He immediately pulled the girl card. Instead of addressing my issues, he said: `Obviously you are too emotional to talk now. I said I was fine and asked another question, and th...

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